Leviticus 16:21
and Aaron shall lay his hands on the head of the live goat, and he shall declare over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their unrighteousness, and all their sins; and he shall lay them upon the head of the live goat, and shall send him by the hand of a ready man into the wilderness.
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Leviticus 1:4And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering as a thing acceptable for him, to make atonement for him.
Leviticus 26:40And they shall confess their sins, and the sins of their fathers, that they have transgressed and neglected me, and that they have walked perversely before me,
Nehemiah 1:6let now your ear be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may hear the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, this day both day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, and make confession for the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you: both I and the house of my father have sinned.
Psalms 32:5He loves mercy and judgement; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord. 1
Proverbs 28:13He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames himself shall be loved.
Daniel 9:3And I set my face towards the Lord God, to seek him diligently by prayer and supplications, with fastings and sackcloth.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 16:21-29
20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: 21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: 22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not… Read the whole commentary →